Scientific Name
Pontinus sierra

Common Name
Speckled scorpionfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6; Vertebrae: 24. Branchiostegal rays: 7 (Ref. 36715).

Classification

Classified By

Gilbert, 1890

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Scorpionfishes or rockfishes (Scorpaenidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama. Distributional range extends to Peru (Ref. 36715).

Range

25°N - 8°N

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

250 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 250 m (Ref. 55763)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.00 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

28.0 cm

Common Length

20.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)